FALL IN SQUAMISH
One fall day my love and I
drove down the Sea to Sky Highway,
making our way to Squamish,
in the heart of nature,
the land, the sea, the sky, the mountains,
hold each other like two lovers.
To one side,
the imposing mountains,
to the other, the sea with its bluish green,
and the dark brown land
preparing to sleep away
the long Canadian winter.
The trees that yesterday were dressed
in spring’s green
now wear different colours,
leaves of gold and fire red.
The foliage detaches itself
with nature’s tick-tack.
The leaves suspended in the day’s breeze
are transformed into
brightly coloured butterflies
that float down the currents
until they come to rest on the ground
and create fall’s magic mosaic.
Translation by:
Monique James & Belkis Possamai